#a37cb5

Color #a37cb5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a37cb5

RGB

rgb(163, 124, 181)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 27.8%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 31.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 31.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(57.6, 25.65, -24.28)

LCH

lch(57.6, 35.32, 316.57)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.0936, 314.83)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 48.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb57c

Analogous

#877cb5

#a37cb5

#b57caa

Triadic

#a37cb5

#b5a37c

#7cb5a3

Split-complementary

#a37cb5

#aab57c

#7cb587

Tetradic

#a37cb5

#b57c8e

#8eb57c

#7cb5a3

Square

#a37cb5

#b5877c

#8eb57c

#7caab5

Shades

Color #a37cb5 mixed toward black.

#8c5ca2

#704982

#543761

#382541

#1c1220

Tints

Color #a37cb5 mixed toward white.

#b292c1

#c2a8ce

#d1bdda

#e0d3e6

#f0e9f3

Tones

Color #a37cb5 mixed toward gray.

#a181b0

#a085ab

#9e8aa7

#9c8fa2

#9a949d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9493a9 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#9699a7 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#a1a09d · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a37cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a37cb5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a37cb5 (#a37cb5) is rgb(163, 124, 181) in RGB.

No, #a37cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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